Another major earthquake struck northwest Nepal Tuesday morning, two weeks after at least 8,.000 people died in two quakes. The new earthquake registered 7.4 on the Richter scale, and its epicenter was only 52 miles east of Kathmandu, where people fled from buildings. Jewish Press News Briefs

Shurat HaDin, an Israeli NGO specializing in International Law, opened a two-day conference in Jerusalem, Monday, "Towards a New Law of War,” which dealt with the rules of armed conflict, their interpretation and application.